MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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